:00:33. > :01:05.Are you kidding me! Yes, a miracle! He is going to take a chance.
:01:06. > :01:12.Nice! Hello. The Augusta National, so
:01:13. > :01:18.mesmerising but so terribly treacherous. That is what many find
:01:19. > :01:25.on the opening day of the Masters. In kindly conditions some of the
:01:26. > :01:29.great names struggled. Only four men broke 70 on greens that were
:01:30. > :01:36.described as like patting down a marble staircase. But Bill Haas was
:01:37. > :01:42.unfazed. Family roots run deep here at Augusta. And just behind him Adam
:01:43. > :01:49.Scott, the defending champion, a picture of poise and composure. He
:01:50. > :01:56.was in excellent company at 3-under alongside Bubba Watson. Jonas Blixt
:01:57. > :02:04.is the top European in the group whilst Rory McIlroy and Stephen
:02:05. > :02:11.Gallacher where the best place of the challengers. Marc Leishman
:02:12. > :02:24.played a big part last year and he bagged the early headlines on day
:02:25. > :02:28.two. This was a lovely effort. And he slotted in his second birdie of
:02:29. > :02:41.the day. And his run continued at the 3rd. Making it three in a row.
:02:42. > :02:47.He went 5-under, into the lead. Bill Haas had company. This is the of
:02:48. > :02:54.things now. Bubba Watson still have not dropped a shot. Louis Oosthuizen
:02:55. > :03:03.has given to back however and has had one birdie so far. Kevin Stadler
:03:04. > :03:08.also making progress. And Stephen Gallacher level having dropped a
:03:09. > :03:25.shot. So we can enjoy the remainder of the second now. First to Stephen
:03:26. > :03:33.Gallacher on the 12th tee. That is a delightful shot. One of
:03:34. > :03:41.the best we have seen. A swirling breeze getting weaker and quicker.
:03:42. > :04:00.Over to the fifth. Marc Leishman for par.
:04:01. > :04:12.Beautifully judged. And he moved to a couple under. Anybody finishing
:04:13. > :04:32.under-par today will be right in the hunt. Gallagher now. Can he convert.
:04:33. > :04:46.Gallacher. Yes, a birdie at the 12th. Matt Kuchar now, lost in the
:04:47. > :04:59.play-off earlier. That flirted with the bunker. Almost came back on
:05:00. > :05:19.itself. The third shot for Kevin Stadler. All the way across the
:05:20. > :05:31.green. That is nice. Matt Kuchar just going to quickly brush his
:05:32. > :05:41.birdie chance in. A nice little three for him. Over to the difficult
:05:42. > :06:05.seventh. Bubba Watson for birdie. Yes! 4-under par. Straight up the
:06:06. > :06:23.hill from this angle at the 2nd. 3-under. Jonas Blixt. The two-time
:06:24. > :06:36.Masters champion Olazabal. He just loves those wedges. What a great
:06:37. > :06:53.shot. Sergio Garcia. And a scarce birdie for him. Moves to 3-over par.
:06:54. > :07:00.Difficult to read it the cut. Gallacher at the 3rd team. Badly
:07:01. > :07:10.misjudged. That will be all you can handle there. On the very front
:07:11. > :07:21.right of number five and Apple would slope. -- awkward slope. 73
:07:22. > :07:39.yesterday but dropped stroke at the 3rd. Just 2-over. Jose-Maria for the
:07:40. > :07:45.birdie. No problem, well done. Even par.
:07:46. > :07:55.This is the situation on the second day. Bubba Watson, parity with Bill
:07:56. > :08:01.Haas who has yet to go out. Jonas Blixt is unafraid, this fellow. Just
:08:02. > :08:13.to third major that he has ever contested. Stephen Gallacher going
:08:14. > :08:26.steadily. Good angle to putt. Jonas Blixt.
:08:27. > :08:39.Nice birdie at the 2nd. And a birdie at the 3rd. A tidy way to start his
:08:40. > :08:48.round. Here at the 5th Lee Westwood. Almost an impossible part
:08:49. > :08:59.for him. This is a brand-new hole location here, never been used. Oh,
:09:00. > :09:14.my goodness! A miracle. Fantastic. There you go. That will put a smile
:09:15. > :09:22.on his face. It was almost impossible! Just had to topple over
:09:23. > :09:32.at the right spot. If you had 100 balls you could not do that. Huge
:09:33. > :09:45.tee shot for the Oosthuizen. And he has made the most of it. That was an
:09:46. > :09:55.albatross. Second shot at the 5th for Kevin Stadler. Mice backstop
:09:56. > :10:04.behind the flag. -- nice. And he is going to use it. This should
:10:05. > :10:10.feedback nicely. Just a tap in. Oh, my goodness. Easy birdie for Kevin
:10:11. > :10:19.Stadler that will get him to 4-under. The 10th and Sandy Lyle at
:10:20. > :10:34.plus five. A couple of neat tidy round. May just make the cut. An
:10:35. > :10:48.eagle chance for Louis Oosthuizen, down the slope. This to move to
:10:49. > :10:57.4-under par. A lovely tee shot.
:10:58. > :11:02.Tremendous form from Louis Oosthuizen bear. That Majestic
:11:03. > :11:09.Eagle. And the last time he played all four rounds in a major was in
:11:10. > :11:18.2012. It has been that long since we saw him featuring in these great
:11:19. > :11:42.Championships. Gallacher. Second shot at the 5th
:11:43. > :11:48.team. -- 15th. A chance for eagle. Billy Horschel, chipping down the
:11:49. > :12:08.full length of the green. My goodness! He goes back to 2-over.
:12:09. > :12:14.That will put a smile on his face. From a trip East not at the 8th,
:12:15. > :12:25.third shot for Justin Rose. Totally blind shot right there. I bet he did
:12:26. > :12:43.not see it go in, he can only go by the reaction. Amazing how the par
:12:44. > :12:53.fives played such a big part in this tournament. Well done, Justin. He
:12:54. > :13:02.can claw his way back. From an Englishman to the Scotsman. Surely
:13:03. > :13:08.it is not going to wander back. He thinks it is. He has left himself
:13:09. > :13:17.slaughter there. That was for an eagle. A little longer than it
:13:18. > :13:37.looks. The Ryder Cup captain at the 2nd. Tom Watson for birdie. How do
:13:38. > :13:47.you do! The ageless Tom Watson. What a golf swing. What a player. Bjorn
:13:48. > :13:56.to move to a couple under. This for birdie. Birdie number six on his
:13:57. > :14:04.card. He moves to 2-under par. The great Dane. Lovely day here at
:14:05. > :14:13.Augusta. Colourful crowd, good golf. A little bit of breeze. This just
:14:14. > :14:23.needs a bit of attention. It revelled in quite firmly. Moving
:14:24. > :14:35.along nicely. Now Thomas Bjorn 176 yards from the hole. Has he hit it
:14:36. > :14:45.hard enough? Just. That might swing round a little bit more. It is
:14:46. > :14:54.trying to do its best. Craig Stadler. And what a part this is. He
:14:55. > :15:04.had to flirt with the edge and his flirting has ended badly.
:15:05. > :15:13.Oosthuizen, 15th. A nudge from the back of the green.
:15:14. > :15:21.Up she goes. Softly, softly, come to me... No, no, please don't. Oh. No.
:15:22. > :15:25.It can't. It won't, it shouldn't. It mustn't. Goodbye Dolly, I must leave
:15:26. > :15:31.you! Oh it is a bitter game, this golf.
:15:32. > :15:45.Everyone thinks it is so charming, boring and pedestrian, it ain't.
:15:46. > :15:52.What a shot! Darren Clarke, slim line Darren Clarke, a par here and
:15:53. > :15:58.he might, a great shot, might sneak in for the weekend. Will that go
:15:59. > :16:07.back? It will. It will. It will get better and better and he will have a
:16:08. > :16:19.very short birdie putt to come. Beautifully done. Oot, battling away
:16:20. > :16:33.at the 15th. Have another go, son. I don't think he is getting any
:16:34. > :16:40.closer. A rueful smile. Thomas Bjorn for his two. Left below right.
:16:41. > :16:50.Putting grip, in she goes. Pinch of the nose and Bjorn to 3underer.
:16:51. > :16:54.Seventh green. Stadler putted from the other side, off the green, but
:16:55. > :16:58.it really doesn't matter. I was always going to get down in two
:16:59. > :17:03.putts, what is the matter with you? Don't you understand, this is
:17:04. > :17:12.positional play. A par, what a par. Stay Stays
:17:13. > :17:18.4-under. Poor old Louis, go I along so well, this to drop one shot on
:17:19. > :17:25.the 15th. -- going.
:17:26. > :17:33.See the wind is blowing out there. It that has got to go. Got to go.
:17:34. > :17:41.Shocker upon shocker for Louis Oosthuizen.
:17:42. > :17:57.Darren Clarke. Slim Jim Clark. For a birdie. And in she goes. Well done,
:17:58. > :18:03.4-over for two rounds. Should be OK. Still he struggles. See what he can
:18:04. > :18:08.do with this one, for double-bogey now.
:18:09. > :18:13.So close a couple of years ago. To winning this, and look that the
:18:14. > :18:23.go. -- look at that go. It is all going
:18:24. > :18:30.wrong here. Does not compute. 18th. Gallacher. For a par. In she
:18:31. > :18:37.goes. 1-under. Well done, first effort, 71, 72, well played. Very
:18:38. > :18:48.well played. Uncle will be pleased!
:18:49. > :18:55.This for a snow man. It is a good putt to hole for an eight, but slips
:18:56. > :18:59.from 4-under, back to 1--under par. He is quiet, modest and he is
:19:00. > :19:02.apparently unfazed by Augusta, revelling in it all is Stephen
:19:03. > :19:06.Gallacher, after a round of 72 today, he is still in red numbers
:19:07. > :19:13.and very much in this tournament. Let us hear from him. How How
:19:14. > :19:18.satisfying is it to follow one a 72? I am delighted to be in the red. It
:19:19. > :19:23.was a tough day, a bit up and down for me today but I was glad I played
:19:24. > :19:26.nicely at the end. Can you tell us what conditions are like out there
:19:27. > :19:31.and what might be the key point of danger? The winds are picking up a
:19:32. > :19:33.bit and the greens are firming up. Noticed that yesterday, the back
:19:34. > :19:39.nine greens firm up with the heat and the wind. It gets tricky to get
:19:40. > :19:43.to the back flag, you know, the wind swirls a bit as well down the bottom
:19:44. > :19:46.half. You have to be careful all the time. Being in the position you are
:19:47. > :19:50.now, what sort of position do you think you are set up for the
:19:51. > :19:55.weekend? Yeah, well I am obviously here and play my same game plan and
:19:56. > :19:59.see what happens for Sunday. All the best of luck. Thank you. Thank you
:20:00. > :20:10.very much. And so say all of us. Bubba at the
:20:11. > :20:16.12th. 3-under par. What a simple game it is! Give it a
:20:17. > :20:32.thump. Nothing to it. Thomas Bjorn second to the final
:20:33. > :20:37.hole. Wants a good one. Hops up. It is better than good. Wonderful shot
:20:38. > :20:46.from Thomas Bjorn, very nearly in. It will be a kick in birdie for the
:20:47. > :20:52.Dane. First green. He is looking right. I am not sure Bobby Jones
:20:53. > :21:01.would have held with this sort of putting. Result, yes. Putting lines
:21:02. > :21:13.now. Good way to start Stevie. 1-under.
:21:14. > :21:17.Bubba to convert after that wonderful shot. A few catkins being
:21:18. > :21:22.blown down from the tree, we can see them. Falling down. In she goes, one
:21:23. > :21:33.for the magic twos competition and the crowd far away applaud Bubba to
:21:34. > :21:38.4-under. One of golf's favourites Fred
:21:39. > :21:44.Couples. Languid long swing, flips it up. Looks good.
:21:45. > :21:52.And by golly it does you good. Chance for a birdie.
:21:53. > :21:57.Freddie is on the move. Beware! Freddie in his 30th master, this
:21:58. > :22:01.young man started out. That is Matthew Fitzpatrick in the dark blue
:22:02. > :22:07.in the group with the defending champion Adam Scot. They are in the
:22:08. > :22:20.penultimate group. Matthew at 4-over. Adam Scott seven shots
:22:21. > :22:27.better off at 3-under. 13th hole. Bubba Watson second shot,
:22:28. > :22:32.ball below his feet. Huge drive. Thumps a middlish to
:22:33. > :22:38.long iron, with this very small target. A mere... I think he is on
:22:39. > :22:47.another planet. Bubba. He is playing out of his boots.
:22:48. > :22:59.Chance for an eagle-3. Fabulous stuff.
:23:00. > :23:10.1992 champion. Oh, a put to make you nervous but it doesn't worry Fred
:23:11. > :23:18.Couples. Moves to three. 54 now Fred Couples. Born is a three
:23:19. > :23:23.time runner-up in Major Championships. Look at this. A bogey
:23:24. > :23:28.at the 17th and he picks the shot back up again at the 18th. This his
:23:29. > :23:34.tenth Master, that equals the best round of the week so far, excellent
:23:35. > :23:38.68. Let us hear how it was crafted. Thomas, eight birdies today, with
:23:39. > :23:43.what was the key to playing so well? Good positioning more than anything.
:23:44. > :23:48.You know, obviously I had a lot of good shots but I got myself in great
:23:49. > :23:53.position, especially on the par-5s to take advantage of them and that
:23:54. > :23:58.was a good key to the round, but I felt I had pretty good control, I
:23:59. > :24:02.hit a lot of fairways and greens and never really took on anything silly
:24:03. > :24:08.out there, so it was, it was a good day's work. Happy with the way I
:24:09. > :24:15.have been playing, so two more days. Bubba Watson at the 13th. Wonderful.
:24:16. > :24:21.This for an eagle. This so go to 6-under. Will it? Oh,
:24:22. > :24:28.no. Only 5-under but he is stride Yak I from the masses, creeping up
:24:29. > :24:33.behind. -- he is straying away from the
:24:34. > :24:38.masses. -- he is striding away from the
:24:39. > :24:46.masses. Enormous hitter, creative player, a curve on his shots.
:24:47. > :24:53.So his third birdie of day. Moves him to 5--under par and he leads.
:24:54. > :25:01.Justin Rose at the 12th. He struggled yesterday, but he is keep
:25:02. > :25:10.things going very well indeed. That is a good one.
:25:11. > :25:14.Lee Westwood adventurous with his approach. Very close to the water,
:25:15. > :25:19.but this is quite an inviting putt. Virtually straight up the hill. Not
:25:20. > :25:23.many birdie disturbance at 11. Be firm.
:25:24. > :25:29.-- not many birdie disturbance at the 11th. A bit of movement on it.
:25:30. > :25:40.Whenever you put a 4 on your card at 11, you keep walking.
:25:41. > :25:46.Watson at the 14th now. It is getting closer. No, it
:25:47. > :25:53.couldn't. Oh, that is silly. That is a great effort.
:25:54. > :25:58.An awkward shot for Mickelson. Ooh. He skinned it. Never seen him do
:25:59. > :26:01.that before. That is at the 12th and front bun kerbs he has played two to
:26:02. > :26:06.there, he is in danger of missing the cut.
:26:07. > :26:11.That is the situation, Bubba Watson having played 14 holes, leads. Kevin
:26:12. > :26:17.Stadler, KJ Choi, Bill Haas, the names we have seen round for a bit,
:26:18. > :26:21.but, a few big boys well down the list and some won't be here for the
:26:22. > :26:34.weekend. Rory McIlroy has not yet started his
:26:35. > :26:39.round. Phil Mickelson with a back... . No, he has gone from one side to
:26:40. > :26:47.the other, I have never seen anything like it. The 64 degree
:26:48. > :26:58.wedge, and I don't know will the club bounced. The sand sounded hard.
:26:59. > :27:06.Here is Bubba. 15th, third shot. If it just keeps... Perfect.
:27:07. > :27:19.Perfect. Perfect if you like six footers. Justin Rose playing with
:27:20. > :27:26.Mickelson, Mickelson has played out of the bunker and Rosie makes a two.
:27:27. > :27:37.Good come back, very nicely, steady, 76 yesterday. Tiptoeing back in to
:27:38. > :27:44.the thick of things. 3-over. Mickelson for a double-bogey at the
:27:45. > :28:03.dreaded 12th. Well, it's a rare sight. 7-over for
:28:04. > :28:09.the tournament Jason Day on the 16th. A slight misclub. Par-3.
:28:10. > :28:15.Anybody fancy, and this is looking good. Oh, hold your head up. Lovely.
:28:16. > :28:20.A lovely place to hole a accident length putt. The crowd cheers and it
:28:21. > :28:31.echoes among the pine trees. Come on Ozzy.
:28:32. > :28:44.Bubba taps in for his birdie. Goes to 7-under. Striding away with it.
:28:45. > :28:51.Two rounds to go. Oliver Goss. Well done. 76
:28:52. > :28:57.yesterday. 71 today. 1--under par. Looking likely to make the cut.
:28:58. > :29:01.Fitzpatrick is probably the only challenge to him taking the Meddle
:29:02. > :29:09.this week. If he can make the cut, we will see.
:29:10. > :29:15.Bubba on the 16th tee. 7-under par.
:29:16. > :29:19.He is right at it now, now that could be very good, probably swing
:29:20. > :29:25.away to the left. It starts to move right. No, it won't. Not a bad shot
:29:26. > :29:31.though but the crowd are going bananas, they are leaping in the
:29:32. > :29:37.air. He thinks it is a one. Problems for Stadler. There is four shot at
:29:38. > :29:44.number 11. Played it pretty well, but he will
:29:45. > :29:52.have that to drop the one stroke. Catches so many players out this
:29:53. > :29:57.treacherous long par-4. Bubba with this little putt, but they are all
:29:58. > :30:01.so tricky. Pace and line. There is hardly any grip on the
:30:02. > :30:18.greens as well. He has rolled it dead centre. Well done Bubba.
:30:19. > :30:42.8-under he goes. Eight birdies in a row. Making a mockery. Stadler.
:30:43. > :31:02.Double bogey. Goes to 2-under in a hard former winner Mike Weir at the
:31:03. > :31:12.8th. Goes to 2-under par. Kevin Stadler at the 12th. There is a rise
:31:13. > :31:24.in the crowd. Not bad. And outside chance of a two today. Mike we are
:31:25. > :31:33.again at the mind this time. Up the hill. This needs a good whack to get
:31:34. > :31:43.it up there. Hello, hello! Too sweet birdies in a row. He goes to 3-under
:31:44. > :31:51.par. Where is the difficult course we saw yesterday? The flattest green
:31:52. > :32:08.on the course and not the easiest to read. And he read it. 11 and 12 the
:32:09. > :32:29.hardest holes on the course. 3-under. Bubba at the 18th. No, he
:32:30. > :32:49.has knocked it left. 7-under par for Bubba. And he sets the target. 15
:32:50. > :33:01.ties. Those with 147 are in no matter what happens. Well played.
:33:02. > :33:17.Rory McIlroy, 231 yards. Where is that of two? It has gone the other
:33:18. > :33:30.way. -- off to. He has gone way left there. A couple of marvellous shots
:33:31. > :33:53.from Jimmy Walker. Looks like a birdie at number eight. I think Rory
:33:54. > :33:58.McIlroy is going back to the tee. So the troubles continue for Rory
:33:59. > :34:05.McIlroy. But Bubba Watson has had a wondrous day. Those five birdies in
:34:06. > :34:11.a row. He was on fire. But a little blemish at the end. But that is a
:34:12. > :34:17.heck of a lead for Bubba Watson. Beautiful played today. How well do
:34:18. > :34:25.you think you did. I thought I did pretty good. In these conditions,
:34:26. > :34:31.the wind is picking up. I made some key parts and played pretty solidly.
:34:32. > :34:37.All in all it was better than yesterday even though I did not hit
:34:38. > :34:43.as well as yesterday. So many highlights. You thought you were in
:34:44. > :34:51.earlier. When I saw the crowd standing up I thought it might have
:34:52. > :35:01.been the one. And here he is back on the tee playing his third shot. And
:35:02. > :35:17.a different club. Gone to the island. -- the iron. That was so
:35:18. > :35:28.close but the trouble continues. A birdie chance for Mickelson at the
:35:29. > :35:35.17th. Around 4-under par, hard to tell. This is a horrible but,
:35:36. > :35:49.straight down the face of the mountain at the 5th. Just too far to
:35:50. > :35:57.the left. Three strokes going so far for Adam Scott. To level par. This
:35:58. > :36:01.is going to be a tough day at the office with this breeze changing
:36:02. > :36:20.direction, picking up, dropping down. McIlroy force now at this
:36:21. > :36:40.par-3. -- fourth. Lovely shot from McIlroy. Damage limitation. Justin
:36:41. > :36:52.Rose up the hill at the 18th. His second. And this is the beauty. Goes
:36:53. > :37:04.back up the drain pipe. Very nice, Justin. It has been unpleasant on
:37:05. > :37:23.the fourth for Rory McIlroy. Double bogey it is. 1-over. Justin Rose.
:37:24. > :37:33.Birdie chance. Second shot. Well past the hole that fed back down to
:37:34. > :37:39.this point. Well holed. That is a scrappy round. In a pretty good
:37:40. > :37:51.first two days for the US open champion. Phil Mickelson here at the
:37:52. > :38:00.final hole and this for a par-4. This is a tricky one. This might get
:38:01. > :38:09.him in for the weekend's play. Must get it. Well done. Now it is the
:38:10. > :38:19.long, lonely wait of about four hours to see whether he has made it.
:38:20. > :38:33.Lee Westwood, one of Europe was my favourite sons. Still very much in
:38:34. > :38:42.the hunt. Second to the final hole. Good shot. Getting better all the
:38:43. > :38:49.time. If it just keeps that pace going and slips backwards. Go on. It
:38:50. > :38:54.has stuck. The reigning US open champion Justin Rose battle because
:38:55. > :38:59.yesterday and last battle. But he appears to have won it today. A
:39:00. > :39:06.glorious eagle at the 8th. He will be here for the weekend. Well done.
:39:07. > :39:11.How hard did you have to scrap today. Really for the last two days
:39:12. > :39:19.if I'm honest. Especially after yesterday I was around 6-over par at
:39:20. > :39:23.one stage. I came back on feeling positive and that was the key. I
:39:24. > :39:28.feel I got off to a steady start today and believed I could play a
:39:29. > :39:32.good round. I made some silly mistakes but everyone is doing that
:39:33. > :39:40.and you have to try to stay positive when that happens.
:39:41. > :39:56.Justin Rose cells all the right things. -- says. Rory McIlroy at the
:39:57. > :40:07.5th with a much-needed birdie. Stadler. To go 2-under. Well done.
:40:08. > :40:16.At that of a mixed bag there. That will help the cause. Jonas Blixt
:40:17. > :40:32.from behind the green. How brave will he be. This looks well judged.
:40:33. > :40:42.Could it? Oh, my! Lee Westwood for a birdie at the 18th. Getting back to
:40:43. > :40:55.level par. Stay there! Yes! Perfect speed, well done. It stays. And he
:40:56. > :41:02.is well in the hunt. John Senden at the 14th. 2-under.
:41:03. > :41:09.Looks good and it is good. 3-under. For Gerald Lee Westwood, 71 today.
:41:10. > :41:14.The highlight was that ridiculous putt at the 5th. Snaking its way in.
:41:15. > :41:18.He looked slightly sheepish afterwards but I'm sure he feels
:41:19. > :41:22.confident after that performance today.
:41:23. > :41:28.How well did you play today. The golf course was tricky. There was a
:41:29. > :41:35.strong breeze and it is drying out all the time. I had to be patient.
:41:36. > :41:43.So it is a good score. Would you mind taking us through the fifth. I
:41:44. > :41:49.left myself with the horror of all horrors. It was like being in jail.
:41:50. > :41:58.I just tried to get it to stop on top of the hill. You need a bit of
:41:59. > :42:05.fortune. Right in the middle, that is one of those bonuses. You look
:42:06. > :42:10.like making five and you walk of three and you are back in the
:42:11. > :42:17.tournament. Well done and good luck for the tournament. Thank you. Jamie
:42:18. > :42:31.Donaldson at the 8th. For a birdie? Yes, well done. 1-under par. Stay
:42:32. > :42:47.with it. Bill Haas at the 9th. Made a mess of that, dropped a shot.
:42:48. > :42:58.John Senden holding out. One of those quiet sort of players. Just
:42:59. > :43:08.sort of tiptoes along. 4-under. Donaldson here, an awkward spot on
:43:09. > :43:11.the pine needles. Good contact. Flag right at the back of the green and
:43:12. > :43:21.he has done beautifully well. It could go back. What a lovely result.
:43:22. > :43:28.Give it a smack of the pine needles and up she goes. They will be
:43:29. > :43:33.singing in the valleys tonight! They're all chasing Bubba. John
:43:34. > :43:40.Senden won in Florida just a few weeks ago. He is closest to him now
:43:41. > :43:48.at 4-under. That Scandinavian challenge is marked. And Jamie
:43:49. > :43:53.Donaldson making real headway with a magnificent approached to the ninth.
:43:54. > :43:59.KJ Choi has slipped back a little bit. Adam Scott still level. Not
:44:00. > :44:04.much happening today for the defending champion. And Rory McIlroy
:44:05. > :44:18.has also lost a bit of ground. Justin Rose at 2-over. And Sandy
:44:19. > :44:30.Lyle and Darren Clarke will be in. Jason Day will also make it. And
:44:31. > :44:34.Graeme McDowell. Fred Couples for a par. Not a good
:44:35. > :44:57.shot. Jamie Donaldson after that terrific
:44:58. > :45:05.recovery and takes him out in 33 blows. Exceptionally good on that
:45:06. > :45:20.nine holes today. The two par-5s birdie, 2-under.
:45:21. > :45:39.Bill Haas at the 10th for a par. Two holes played. Two shots dropped.
:45:40. > :45:46.Poulter has enough of an angle to make it reasonably viable.
:45:47. > :45:54.Slid the club under it, it sort of grabbed a couple of times. He will
:45:55. > :46:02.have that for a birdie-4. Jordan Spieth for his four. Gets it, just.
:46:03. > :46:09.Back-to-back birdies for Jordan Spieth. Moves to two-under par.
:46:10. > :46:19.Freddie. Chance to get to 3-under.
:46:20. > :46:29.In the middle. And his faithful fan fans. Getting that one back that he
:46:30. > :46:36.lost in the 12th. After a poor shot Bill Haas's third.
:46:37. > :46:43.He had to pitch outside ways. That is to be expected. A whole cut
:46:44. > :46:50.on the back left corner of green today, and nobody can get it back
:46:51. > :46:54.close to that flag stick. Jimi walker on the 13th hit a
:46:55. > :47:03.terrific tee shot, massive drive and a beautiful second to hear.
:47:04. > :47:06.Eagle putt slides by. Routine birdie now for Jimmy Walker and he
:47:07. > :47:08.continues his good play. Three wins already.
:47:09. > :47:38.This year. Can Bill Haas convert for bogey? Oh
:47:39. > :47:42.no. Well, one little mistake here at Augusta National and you pay the
:47:43. > :47:49.heavy price. A double-bogey. Drov drops him back to even par.
:47:50. > :47:54.John Senden here now, he has a good look at what he sees, he cannot see
:47:55. > :47:58.the hole or the bottom of the flag. He has to get this over that bunker.
:47:59. > :48:03.It is a nice little backstop behind the hole, which is to husband left.
:48:04. > :48:06.If he can get this to swing off that, that is what he is trying to
:48:07. > :48:12.do. I don't know if this is going to
:48:13. > :48:20.work out or not. Oh, yes, come on, get going. Miss that ball. You have
:48:21. > :48:23.to mark that ball. Oh. Well, that is just Cray tiff genius right there,
:48:24. > :48:26.the ability to have that imagination, and see that before you
:48:27. > :48:40.try to execute. Well done. -- creative.
:48:41. > :48:53.Mike Greer has gone straight at this. Not sure that made the bunker,
:48:54. > :48:59.I think we may see some ripples. John Senden with this icy down hill
:49:00. > :49:05.putt. That is perfectly done with confidence. John Senden.
:49:06. > :49:09.Finishing 4-under par. Outright second. Almost coming out of
:49:10. > :49:17.nowhere. Tee-to-green, he is a really good player, on the green,
:49:18. > :49:22.ale suspect. So Mike Weir was in the water. Third
:49:23. > :49:26.shot at the 16th. A fairly ugly tee shot.
:49:27. > :49:30.But, get back now. That has gone far enough up it might
:49:31. > :49:34.be very very good. That has gone too far, just too far,
:49:35. > :49:38.it could have been a spectacular par.
:49:39. > :49:47.That to drop just one shot. Good recovery.
:49:48. > :49:49.Well now, McIlroy has just about got a stance at this. Horrible second
:49:50. > :50:09.shot. Very difficult to get that close,
:50:10. > :50:13.and... Double-bogey on the fourth, looking at double here.
:50:14. > :50:20.Here is how it look t man from Florida out? Front. Then an Aussie
:50:21. > :50:25.and Scandinavian challenge. No Scandinavian man has won a major
:50:26. > :50:30.championship. Could it be Bjorn or Blixt? Fred Couples still giving as
:50:31. > :50:39.good as gets and Jimmy Walker after three wins in that group, on 3-under
:50:40. > :50:44.par as well. Nice up slope for McIlroy. He will
:50:45. > :50:51.need a bit of zip. A bit of grip there.
:50:52. > :51:05.And keep going, oh... Left himself a real snorter there.
:51:06. > :51:12.7-iron for Poulter. Friendly back left pin position.
:51:13. > :51:19.Up-and-up. Come up. Keep coming. Keep coming.
:51:20. > :51:24.Down you go now. Ian Poulter. Ah, just wasn't high enough up the slope
:51:25. > :51:33.but it is a nailed on two. Glorious tee shot. Thank you very much. Rory,
:51:34. > :51:44.big moment for him, a slider and he is overborrowed it. He has missed
:51:45. > :51:48.it. Out of nowhere. Six. Just a slight misjudgment, his second shot
:51:49. > :51:52.in the breeze. A hard bounce off the green and a six. Double-bogey and a
:51:53. > :52:00.double-bogey at ten. 2-over, still right in it. Making life tricky.
:52:01. > :52:06.This is an awkward bunker shot. This young man might help him.
:52:07. > :52:13.Coming out of it. Quick. Oh. That is the way to rouse the crowd. Well
:52:14. > :52:19.done Duffy. Fantastic. He has brought a smile to his face, you
:52:20. > :52:27.don't see that often! Well done! Back to 10-over.
:52:28. > :52:32.If you are going to play a good shot, this is a great spot to do it.
:52:33. > :52:41.Double-bogey yesterday in the water, Adam Scott, pinned today over that
:52:42. > :52:48.front bunker. 157 yards. Oh, what a shot.
:52:49. > :52:54.Five yesterday, it should be a two today.
:52:55. > :53:06.Jamie Donaldson to save his par on the 13th.
:53:07. > :53:12.One gets away. So back to 1-under par.
:53:13. > :53:19.I don't know where Webb has to go. He maybe up the slope. See if he can
:53:20. > :53:30.run it back down Tiger Woods-style. Ooh, it is not a bad line, he
:53:31. > :53:36.couldn't, could he? Good effort. You wouldn't be doing that at the
:53:37. > :53:44.weekend at your club! Scott, Adam Scott. Much-needed
:53:45. > :53:47.birdie. Well done. Lovely two for Adam Scott.
:53:48. > :53:55.Back in to the red. Par-5s to come. He can reach those easily.
:53:56. > :54:14.Rory McIlroy. The 11th for par. Oh.
:54:15. > :54:19.Starting to get away a little bit. The scoring holes are coming up
:54:20. > :54:31.though. Disgusted.
:54:32. > :54:38.Now Fred Couples. Terrible tee shot here on 17th. Up into the Greenside
:54:39. > :54:46.bunker. Yeah. This makes it look so easy.
:54:47. > :54:50.Settle down. And once again it trickles on.
:54:51. > :55:01.Rory McIlroy at 12. He needs to stop the bleeding.
:55:02. > :55:08.Oh, yes. Oh, boy! It is a game of degrees and
:55:09. > :55:18.inches. Couples at 17th. For a par.
:55:19. > :55:28.Oh bad luck, Sir. Shot gone. Poor tee shot.
:55:29. > :55:35.Cost him a shot. Big putt for McIlroy. He is
:55:36. > :55:41.desperate to desperately needs something to happen and it is not.
:55:42. > :55:48.Bill Haas, playing up here at the 15th. Hitting his third 15-over par
:55:49. > :56:00.to this point. -- 5-over par to this point. Will
:56:01. > :56:05.it? Oh, Billy, what an effort! McIlroy at the 13th. Second shot, a
:56:06. > :56:10.massive drive. He has to put in a stout finish here. Certainly has got
:56:11. > :56:14.to birdie or eagle. Goodness gracious, that pitched on the
:56:15. > :56:19.sprinkler head or something, the game has gone on him, that is
:56:20. > :56:25.unlucky, pitched on the down slope or a sprinkler head, you saw the way
:56:26. > :56:36.that took off. He has ended up here. If you look hard you will see titch
:56:37. > :56:42.Marsh round there somewhere! -- Titchmarsh. That was desperately
:56:43. > :56:46.unlucky for McIlroy. Not sure what his second shot landed on, whether
:56:47. > :56:52.it was a down slope, the back of the green or the sprinkler head but it
:56:53. > :56:57.rocketed up into the flowers. This par-513th. He is desperately in
:56:58. > :57:00.need of a bit of assistance from somebody.
:57:01. > :57:06.The golfing gods are not being kind at the moment.
:57:07. > :57:14.It is the best he could do and it is no push over to get down to two from
:57:15. > :57:26.there. Let us see if Fred Couples can pay
:57:27. > :57:42.off that second shot. Oh... He has just played too much break. A
:57:43. > :57:48.disappointing miss. Round round for Fred Couples, three-way tie for
:57:49. > :57:55.fifth at the moment. -- a nice round for Fred Coupleses.
:57:56. > :58:02.Well, can McIlroy pull off something magical? It is turning the left.
:58:03. > :58:09.Look at the speed it is picking up. I didn't think that was going to
:58:10. > :58:13.reach and now he is 18 feet past. So let us see what Jimmy walker
:58:14. > :58:17.does, we saw John Senden go beyond the flag and roll it all the way
:58:18. > :58:22.back, that is way Jimmy Walker is going as well. The crowd think he
:58:23. > :58:26.has overshot that, but no, the seasoned watchers will know, down
:58:27. > :58:33.she comes. Gather a bit of pace. Suddenly they
:58:34. > :58:40.say "Ah, he is not so foolish after all." It should be a par. Tricky
:58:41. > :58:49.putt left, though. McIlroy after that horrendous break
:58:50. > :58:56.on 13 for par. Oh, well... There is not a whole lot
:58:57. > :59:06.you can do. The second hot was always long but to hit the sprinkler
:59:07. > :59:10.head was a bit severe. -- second shot. Jamie Donaldson just
:59:11. > :59:21.a bit of sunlight still on the green. 7-iron.
:59:22. > :59:27.Feed it round. Come back, settle down, yes. Looks good.
:59:28. > :59:33.Just got to be past the hole. A beautiful tee shot from Jamie
:59:34. > :59:39.Donaldson. That will move him back to two-under par. Very nice indeed.
:59:40. > :59:46.The shadows lengthening at the tail end of the second day of the 78
:59:47. > :59:49.playing and it is the Mag from Florida, Bubba Watson with the
:59:50. > :00:03.three-shot lead from John Senden and that two way tie in third place.
:00:04. > :00:10.Jamie Donaldson still out there, still doing well. Jim Furyk going
:00:11. > :00:24.all the way over to the left of the tee here at the 16th. Nice angle.
:00:25. > :00:35.Lovely shot from Jim Furyk. Getting better. To the 15th. United States
:00:36. > :00:49.amateur champion, Matthew Fitzpatrick. For birdie. Oh, yes!
:00:50. > :01:05.Very nice. Adam Scott for a birdie at the 16th. That is a good one! He
:01:06. > :01:18.has recovered well from that very bad first five holes. Jim Furyk at
:01:19. > :01:31.the 16th. Never in doubt. Keeps rolling along. 2-under. Over at the
:01:32. > :01:49.17th green is Jamie Donaldson playing his third. It got away from
:01:50. > :02:11.him. Into the setting sun and what a beauty. Jamie Donaldson for a par at
:02:12. > :02:31.the 17th. Not a bad shot, just a bit of an awkward chip. And he has done
:02:32. > :02:40.it. What a big move. For a young fellow he has kept it going in a
:02:41. > :02:47.very mature way, Jordan Spieth. McIlroy for a birdie. Everything has
:02:48. > :02:54.gone wrong for McIlroy. And added to that a bit of bad luck. Poor shots,
:02:55. > :03:15.misjudgements, and bad luck. Not a good combination. Snedeker, second
:03:16. > :03:33.at 18. Do not go too far! Will it return, I think it will. Go on! No,
:03:34. > :03:58.it is going back. You can't be serious. Now that all depends on the
:03:59. > :04:07.life. -- the lie. I believe he did that on purpose. Well thought out.
:04:08. > :04:18.Good shot. Now Jamie Donaldson will play this way out to the left. Just
:04:19. > :04:45.feed to the right. Is it hard enough? Jordan Spieth. A nice par.
:04:46. > :04:52.Jamie Donaldson, a nice to putt par from the back of the green. A couple
:04:53. > :05:05.of fantastic rounds. A beautiful start to the opening half. Jordan
:05:06. > :05:12.Spieth must've just clipped the trees again with his second shot and
:05:13. > :05:28.come down to here. So trouble on the 17th. Nearly very, very good.
:05:29. > :05:40.Nearly. An opportunity here on the upslope. That was the conventional
:05:41. > :05:49.roach. And it worked very nicely. Should be a part to finish for
:05:50. > :06:06.Scott. Jordan Spieth to remain 3-under. Quick putt. And it slips
:06:07. > :06:18.back. He will now be five behind Bubba Watson. What a moment for
:06:19. > :06:28.Matthew Fitzpatrick. This to make the cut in the Masters. So cruel. He
:06:29. > :06:34.is going to miss by a place. It is a great effort. He has fought so hard
:06:35. > :06:45.and deserves more than he is going to get. Adam Scott with a good save
:06:46. > :06:51.at the last. It has been fighting round for the defending champion but
:06:52. > :07:06.he will go into the weekend for behind the champion of two years
:07:07. > :07:12.ago. -- four. That is one too many. Which means Oliver Goss will be the
:07:13. > :07:18.leading amateur. But great effort and he has enjoyed it.
:07:19. > :07:23.I'm guessing you were pretty pleased with that because it looks tough out
:07:24. > :07:30.there, Jamie. Yes. Yesterday was flat calm and today we had quite a
:07:31. > :07:35.lot of swirling wind. It was difficult in holes like 11 and 12.
:07:36. > :07:41.But I'm happy with the way I have scored. I did not play as well as I
:07:42. > :07:48.would like but I scored well which is the important thing.
:07:49. > :08:02.Jordan Spieth from the shadows up to the elevated green. Huge drive. Here
:08:03. > :08:09.we go. Down you go. A little to the right, I fancy. But a good effort.
:08:10. > :08:17.It is going to be a birdie to close for Jordan Spieth. Back to 3-under
:08:18. > :08:22.par. Adam Scott the defending champion
:08:23. > :08:27.went backwards and then came roaring back in the second half of his
:08:28. > :08:31.round. He is still very much in the hunt as he tries to become only the
:08:32. > :08:35.fourth man to successfully defend the Masters title.
:08:36. > :08:40.That was some fight back on the back nine. Are you proud of your
:08:41. > :08:46.performance today. I am pleased with it. I do not know that I'm that
:08:47. > :08:51.proud. But it is important when you get off to a rough start to just
:08:52. > :08:55.stay calm. I knew I was playing well but did not hit many good shots on
:08:56. > :09:00.the front line and moved backwards a little bit. There's always something
:09:01. > :09:05.good can happen on the back nine if you fit good shots. I hit enough
:09:06. > :09:12.good ones to keep myself in the red numbers.
:09:13. > :09:21.This to make the cut for Rory McIlroy. Sometimes it can be on the
:09:22. > :09:34.high side. But not this time. Well done indeed. A funny looking card he
:09:35. > :09:42.has had. But he is here for the weekend. On plus four. Here to fight
:09:43. > :09:49.another day. Jordan Spieth 403. And for 3-under par as well. The great
:09:50. > :09:56.young hope of American golf and he lives up to his billing. A couple of
:09:57. > :10:05.birdies and one bogey on the way out. He has certainly bested Rory
:10:06. > :10:10.McIlroy. The last four years, Rory McIlroy is my challenge has been
:10:11. > :10:17.undone with a round of 77 or worse. And another one today this time on
:10:18. > :10:20.the second day. However we are delighted that he will be here at
:10:21. > :10:26.the weekend. Can you put your finger on why today seemed to be a struggle
:10:27. > :10:31.for you. It was a mix of everything. Off the tee it was good and then
:10:32. > :10:37.going into the greens I missed a couple of shots on the wrong side
:10:38. > :10:44.which made its difficult. I got a couple of really bad brakes on four
:10:45. > :10:54.and on that team. And then I could not get up at to drop. -- A putt.
:10:55. > :10:59.But I'm still playing at the weekend and will try to finish as low as I
:11:00. > :11:08.can tomorrow. So something for everyone there. Bubba Watson at the
:11:09. > :11:16.top followed by John Senden. Fred Couples doing it for the over 50s.
:11:17. > :11:24.And Scott and a Welshman keeping the home hope alive their as well. Bob
:11:25. > :11:32.Kissinger has been lapping it up. What were your impressions of them
:11:33. > :11:37.today. He is just this guy who has got a flare for the game. He is a
:11:38. > :11:45.role talent, incredible around the greens. But an amazing amount of
:11:46. > :11:49.power and he just loves Augusta. If he drives it in the fairway he is
:11:50. > :11:54.going to be tough. He has a patient attitude. He will be hard to beat.
:11:55. > :12:03.He was the big success story. But there is another story, and this in
:12:04. > :12:10.itself would be a heck of a leaderboard. Quite an interest. And
:12:11. > :12:16.it is a shame to see these guys having to go. It is a hard game and
:12:17. > :12:22.Augusta can get the better of even some of the best players. Phil
:12:23. > :12:28.Mickelson missing the cut for the first time in many years. Those
:12:29. > :12:34.gentlemen will not be with us for the weekend. What can we expect on
:12:35. > :12:39.Saturday at the Masters. Expect the unexpected from them. Just admire
:12:40. > :12:44.his flair for the game and the fact that he just plays where the seat of
:12:45. > :12:50.his pants. I expect the contrast between him and Johnson to be pretty
:12:51. > :12:59.glaring. Johnson more polished and an accurate player. Someone could
:13:00. > :13:06.easily come out of the pack. If Bubba slips it could be anyone but
:13:07. > :13:13.my game. It sure is. And we will be going to live coverage of the third
:13:14. > :13:18.round tonight. That is at 7:30pm. Then on Sunday evening at 6:30pm you
:13:19. > :13:23.can see the whole of the fourth round life. And there are more live
:13:24. > :13:31.streams for you to enjoy than ever before. Even before the full live
:13:32. > :13:35.coverage begins. As the tournament reaches its climax
:13:36. > :13:41.this weekend we have seven live video streams available for you. Get
:13:42. > :13:47.closer to the world's rest on the practice range. Followed the leading
:13:48. > :13:51.groups ball by ball or catch up on the holes. It is the US Masters as
:13:52. > :13:59.you have never experienced it before. All of that coming your way
:14:00. > :14:06.at around four o'clock. And there is red button coverage as well when the
:14:07. > :14:13.first groups which are men corner. That the fun begin. Catch you later.
:14:14. > :14:20.-- Amen This is the most priceless work
:14:21. > :14:24.in the artist's collection